Room divider lamp construction



April 11, 1961 N. MEYEROWITZ 2,979,605

ROOM DIVIDER LAMP CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 18, 1960 INVENTOR. /)nr mY/V:ze l 1 F/at X United States Patent ROOM DIVIDER LAMP CONSTRUCTION FiledJan. 18, 1960, Ser. No. 3,014

4 Claims. (Cl. 240-81) My invention relates to improvements in roomdivider lamp construction.

My invention relates more particularly to refinements in the same by theuse of which better construction, easier assembly and easier use of thesame may be obtained.

Room divider pole lamps of the type to which I refer are usuallyprovided with a three-section pole and a pair of spring mounted footmembers for positioning the same between the ceiling and the fioor of aroom in which they are used. With the usual type of room divider polelamp now in use there is very little bearing surface for the rods of thefoot portions, with the result that very frequently the room divideritself will be canted in position and thus look unbecoming. The shortbearing for the foot rod which is usually only the thickness of themetal at the hole through the pole caps thus permits of possible bendingor canting and results in an untidy appearance in use.

' The principal object of the present invention is to provide animproved construction of room divider lamp or pole lamp.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a constructionwhich will result in an improved appearance and in more workmanlikeaction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pole lamp havingsuitable bearing members at both ends of the same.

A further object is to provide an improved room divider or pole lampwhich permits the wiring of the same without threading the wire throughopenings in the pole cap at either end.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved pole cap foruse in room divider lamp construction.

Other objects and advantages will be more apparent from the followingdescription wherein reference is had to the accompanying drawings, uponwhich:

Fig. l is a side elevational view showing a room divider lamp inposition between the floor and the ceiling of a room;

Fig. 2 is a full size fragmentary vertical sectional view with theportion between the two ends of the lamp post foreshortened;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side perspective view of a portion of the lamppost and foot supporting rod; and

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view taken generally on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

In the embodiment of the invention which I have chosen to illustrate anddescribe the same, the usual type of room divider lamp is shown and mayinclude the tubular post member which is usually made of three sections,the upper and lower sections 12 and 14 having the end 16 telescopicallyreceived in the center section 20. The adjustable lamps 22 are alsomounted in the center post 20 and have the extension wire 24 connectedthereto, the

therethrough, taken on rod, butrather it is held slot connection asdescribed, the

extension wire being passed through a rubber grommet that is mounted inan elongated slot 28 at the lower end of the tubular portion 14. Theelectric cord is provided with the usual push-in plug 30.

As previously stated, the usual room divider lamp is provided with apair of foot members which include the foot rod 32 and the pad 34 thatbears against the ceiling C and the floor F to support the lamp inposition. The rods 32 normally pass through end caps at the upper andlower ends of the pole sections 12 and 14. In the construction shown, Iprovide a top pole cap 40 Which is mounted by means of a bayonet slotconnection in the upper end of the tubular member 12.

The bayonet slot connection may include the pins 42 fastened in the tube12 adjacent its open end, the pins riding in suitable bayonet slotgrooves 44 in the surface of the body 46 of the cap 40 in the usualmanner.

In order to provide a smoother and more easily operable construction andone which is sturdier in use, I have provided an elongated sleeveportion 48 as part of the cap 40, the sleeve portion 48 forming anelongated bearing for the rod 32. The rod 32 and pad 44 are usuallypressed upwardly in the tube 12 by means of a coiled spring member 50below the lower plate 52 attached to the rod 32, thus permittingvertical adjustment for ceilings of various heights. The lower capmember 60 may also be mounted in the end of the tube by means of abayonet cap 60 also having an elongated sleeve portion 62 which forms asliding bearing for the bottom foot rod 32.

The bottom foot rod 32, which may be approximately 18 inches long, isnot spring pressed as is the upper foot in place by a thumb screw 64which engages the post, being mounted in a tapped hole 66 in a boss 68at the lower end of the cap 60. This boss may preferably have theflattened sides 70 as shown, so that it may easily be grasped with apliers or wrench to engage or disengage the bayonet slot from the pins42.

The bottom cap 68, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, proides a space forthe cord 24 to the elongated slot 28 in the lower end of the tubularmember 14, being cut off to form a sector-shaped opening by means of theside walls 82 and 84 of the body portion 46.

With the above and foregoing construction, it is an easy matter, whenthe a home in a disassembled manner, to connect the cord 24 from thelamp post 20 by dropping the plug and cord through the tubular member14, placing the grommet 26 that is on the cord up into the slottedopening 28, so that both the cord and the grommet are held in fixedposition. The lower cap member 60 may now be easily fastened in placewithout disturbing the cord 24 by reason of the sector-shaped cavity 80provided in the cap.

By making the lamp divider with a spring-pressed foot 32 and anadjustable foot 32 at the bottom, the room divider lamp can bepositioned equally between the floor and the ceiling and fastened bymeans of the set screw 64, thus enhancing the appearance of the roomdivider lamp and providing a better fixture between the top and bottomsupports for the same.

While I have illustrated and described a specific embodiment of theinvention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changesand modifications may be made in the exact details shown and I do notwish to be limited in any particular; rather what I desire to secure andprotect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. The combination with a room divider lamp of the type having anelongated tubular housing, electric lights and reflectors connected tosaid housing at several points throughout its length and a pair of footrods, one extending from each end of said housing, of a cap at each endroom divider lamp is received in of said housing, each of said capshaving a segmental shoulder extending into said housing and connected tosaid housing by a bayonet slot connection, an elongated hearing hubformed integral with each cap and extending axially therethrough, eachof said hubs having an axial bore therein, said foot rods extendingthrough said bores, the segmental shoulders on said caps each having acircular transverse flangebearing against the end of said housing, aplurality of radial walls thereon between said hub and saidshoulder, twoof said walls diagonal to each other and forming the ends of saidshoulder and defining a sector-shaped space between said housing andsaid hub, said housing having a longitudinal slot extending from itsend, a rubber grommet engaged in said slot, an electrical conduitextending therethrough, said conduit entering said housing adjacent saidshoulder and in the sector-shaped space formed thereby and extending tosaid lights.

2. The combination with a room divider lamp of the type having anelongated tubular housing, electric lights and reflectors connected tosaid housing at several points throughout its length and a pair of footrods, one extending from each end of said housing, of a cap at each endof said housing, each of said caps having a segmental shoulder extendinginto said housing and connected to said housing by a bayonet slotconnection, an elongated bearing hub formed integral with each cap andextending axially therethrough, each of said hubs having an axial boretherein, said foot rods extending through said bores, thesegmentalshoulders on said caps each having a circular transverse flange bearingagainst the end of said housing, a plurality of radial walls thereinbetween said hub and said shoulder, two of said walls diagonal to eachother and forming the ends of said shoulder and defining a sector-shapedspace between said housing and said hub, said housing having alongitudinal slot extending from its end, a rubber grommet engaged insaid slot, an electrical conduit extending therethrough, said conduitentering said housing adjacent said shoulder and in the sector-shapedspace formed thereby and extending to said lights, one of said capshaving a boss below said lateral flange and a thumb-screw therein forengagement with a foot rod.

3. A room divider lamp pole cap for fitting into the upper and lowerends of a tubular lamp pole, said cap having a shell portion extendingapproximately two-thirds of the circumference of the bore of the lamppole, a lateral circular flange at one end of said shell portion, anaxial elongated tubular ring portion extending upwardly rom said flange,said shell portion concentric to said ring portion and having threeequally spaced radial ribs connecting the same, two of said ribs formingthe ends of said shell portion and defining a space adjacent said ringportion and above said flange for passage of an electric cord.

4. A room divider lamp pole cap for fitting into the upper and .lowerends of a tubular lamp pole, said cap having a shell portion extendingapproximately two-thirds of the circumference of the bore of the lamppole, a lateral circular flange at one end of said shell portion, anaxial elongated tubular ring portion extending upwardly from saidflange, said shell portion concentric to said ring portion and havingthree equally spaced radial ribs connecting the same, two of said ribsforming the ends of said shell portion and defining a sector-shapedspace adjacent said ring portion and above said flange for passage of anelectric cord into said lamp pole, said lateral flange having a bosstherebelow and a thumb screw mounted in said boss.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,494,161 Fairbanks May 13, 1924 2,794,217 Croft June 4, 1957 2,855,037Stifiel .Q Oct. 7, 1958

